The relationship between perceptions of politics and depressed mood at work: Unique moderators across three levels

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 330-343

  Byrne, Zinta S ^a   Kacmar, Charles ^b,d   Stoner, Jason ^c   Hochwarter, Wayne A ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Depression; Moderators; Politics; POS

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27744554106     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.10.4.330     Document Type: Review

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